Borno South Senatorial District in the 9th National Assembly, Ali Ndume has the performance of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections showed that youths and the middle class are getting tired of the older generation who have been in government for decades.

The lawmaker made this assertion as a guest on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. He also said Labour Party’s performance at the just-concluded elections surpassed his expectations.

“Yeah, but there were surprises in some places – Lagos, (and the) South-East. The performance of LP actually is above my expectation.” He said.

“It goes to tell something that people don’t talk about. And that is to say that the signs are out there that the middle income group or social group and the youths are getting tired of the – do I even include myself? — upper level.

People in their 70s and 80s who have been in the corridors of power since they were in their 30s.”  asked if he ever thought hat peter obi could pull such strings, Ndume said, “yeah, even in the general elections all over, especially. he (obi) had six million votes”.